Why I (don't) buy, and why I (don't) know

I was reading an article at Newsarama about folks dropping comics because they're getting too darn expensive.

And I thought to myself that I hadn't done that. Likely because I don't buy nearly as many comics as some other folks in the first place, but still, I hadn't had to do that yet.

Except...

...I have dropped a number of books in recent years, including some that I'd have expected to buy forever and ever (like Fantastic Four). Those were not economically-based decisions--I mean, I didn't drop them because they cost too much, I bought them because I wasn't enjoying them as much as I used to.

But there was a time when I'd have ridden out dull periods for a lot longer. Maybe indefinitely.

I don't know how much of an economic component there is to those choices. It could be solely a lack of patience, although in general I'd say that I've grown more patient as I've gotten older, not less. But it could also be that, in the back of my mind, I'm less willing to keep buying something that isn't so much fun anymore.